Mingshi

Chapter 680
I am very grateful to my classmates Zuizhonglei and Jiang Fengliunian for their rewards!
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"The six aristocratic families did it!" Luo Xin jumped in confidence.

"My lord, this is the beginning of the counterattack from the six great families. The attack is menacing!" He Nian said in a daze.

Luo Xin closed his eyes, and after a few breaths, he opened them, his expression became calm and he said:
"The sky will not fall."

Both He Nian and Wang Ziren's eyes lit up and said, "My lord, can you help me?"

Luo Xin said indifferently: "I will visit the six great families and persuade them to stop."

"My lord!" He Nian and Wang Ziren said with disappointment on their faces, "They won't listen to you."

Luo Xin stood up and walked out, saying, "I'm going to persuade them, just because I don't want blood to flow into rivers."

The first house Luo Xin went to was the Lu Mansion. Lu Ding met him, and he was kind and always had a smile on his face. But when it came to the mechanics and prices, he pushed [-], which was completely unreasonable. He admitted that this matter was related to him, but promised to do his best to help Luo Xin.

Luo Xin left from the Lu residence, and then went to the Cui family of the six great families nearby. The head of the Cui family was just like Lu Ding, and did not admit that this matter had anything to do with him, and Luo Xin did not expect them to admit it. It was already dark, so he returned directly to the Shibo Division.

As soon as he entered the Shibo Department, he saw He Nian and Wang Ziren still waiting in the second hall, and when he saw Luo Xin walking in, he immediately stood up, with hope in his eyes and asked:

"My lord, how is it?"

Luo Xin smiled lightly and said, "What else can I do? If you don't admit it, just play me off."

"My lord..." He Nian and Wang Ziren turned pale.

"A bunch of innocent people." Luo Xin sat down on the chair with a gloomy expression.

"The lord..."

"Tomorrow I will continue to visit the rest of the family."

"My lord!" He Nian said shyly, "That's useless."

"I know." Luo Xin nodded and said, "After all, we still have to give the six great families a chance."

"Give the six great families a chance?"

After Luo Xin finished speaking, he got up and walked towards the back hall, raised his hand and waved: "Go back."

He Nian and Wang Ziren looked at each other, they didn't understand, it was clearly Luo Xin who was begging the Six Great Families to give Luo Xin a chance, how did Luo Xin say that he gave the Six Great Families a chance?

Could it be that Luo Xin still has some trump card that he hasn't used yet?
Yes!
definitely is!

Since Mr. Luo came to Southeast, everything he has done has been considered to be in a desperate situation. For example, before the whole Southeast people thought that Luo Xin was a coward, but Luo Xin taught those people a lesson with blood. It is the same now, don’t worry. It is amazing to see the things promoted by the six great families, but Master Luo must have a way.

the next day.
Luo Xin went to visit the other four houses, and those four houses went too far, they didn't even show their faces, and just asked the housekeeper to tell Luo Xin that their masters had gone out to visit friends.

Luo Xin left calmly, returned to the second hall and sat down. Lu Daqing poured a cup of tea for Luo Xin and said angrily:
"They deceive people too much!"

Luo Xin shook his head and said with a smile: "Their attitude is not important, the important thing is that they tell me that these things are done by them, so I can feel at ease when I attack them, and I won't be guilty."

"Did they tell us?" Lu Daqing asked with a confused look.

"Of course!" Luo Xin took a sip from his teacup and said with a smile, "If they avoid it, it means that they have ghosts in their hearts. In today's Hangzhou, why do they have ghosts in their hearts at this time? It's because of these things It was all done by them. Otherwise, they would have come out long ago and worked with this officer to find a way to remove the suspicion."

Lu Daqing suddenly realized, and then said angrily: "They should be killed!"

"They deserve to be killed!" Luo Xin nodded and said, "But you can't kill them all, just kill one family, and knock the mountain to shake the tiger. I think once they kill one family, those people will know the reason why power comes from the barrel of a gun."

"Master Hou, what is the meaning of the gun?"

Luo Xin waved his hands with a smile, slightly lowered his eyes and began to think.And at this moment, hearing Luo Xin came back, He Nian and Wang Ziren hurried into the second hall again, seeing Luo Xin sitting there calmly with his eyes slightly lowered, the two of them felt affirmed.

Today, the two of them heard that Luo Xin visited four houses in a row, but they were rejected four times in a row.The whole of Hangzhou became more turbulent, the price of goods soared again, and the mechanics became more restless, which made the two of them rush in anxiously.Originally, they had a lot to say, but seeing Luo Xin's calm appearance, the two of them were speechless again.Luo Xin raised his eyes, saw the expressions on the faces of the two people, and said with a quiet smile on their faces:
"Sit down! We want to cultivate awe-inspiring spirit. Daqing, serve tea."

Shame appeared on the faces of He Nian and Wang Ziren, and they sat down.Luo Xin smiled and said:
"What's the matter? Tell me."

"My lord!" An anxious expression appeared on He Nian's face again: "Prices have risen again, and the people have complained a lot, and there is a tendency to make trouble."

"My lord!" Wang Ziren also said solemnly: "The mechanics have already started to join forces. The lower officials believe that there are people from the six great families who are behind the scenes, and it is very likely that the mechanics will cause big troubles in the near future."

Luo Xin leaned his back on the table comfortably, and said with a smile: "Actually, whether it's the mechanics making trouble, or the soaring prices causing chaos, it has nothing to do with Shibo. Even if a major incident happens, His Majesty will not blame Shibo. Because the scope of authority given to me by His Majesty at the beginning was only to operate the Shibo Department. Although I am a Tongzhi in Hangzhou, in order not to involve my energy for making money, Your Majesty allowed me to not take care of everything else in Hangzhou except the Shibo Department. .So, it is not me who is in dire straits, but Song Danian."

"Then...why do you still want to visit the six great families?" He Nian and Wang Ziren asked in puzzlement.

Luo Xin was silent for a while and said: "What I said just now is that Your Majesty will not blame the Municipal Bureau, that is to say, you will not blame these officials in your Municipal Bureau, but you will punish me."

"Why?" He Nian and Wang Ziren asked in surprise.

"Because no matter whether it is the mechanic's troubles or the soaring prices that caused the chaos in Hangzhou, it is fundamentally inseparable from me. At that time, Song Danian will not stand up to this charge alone. He will definitely bite me down, and he will complain, saying Everything in Hangzhou Mansion was fine before I, Luo Xin, came. After I came, everything went bad. He would do everything in his power to push the crime on me. At that time, there was chaos in Hangzhou, and the Shibo Division also The same cannot be done. My trip to Hangzhou failed, and since I did not make any money for His Majesty, His Majesty will not be lenient if he kills me."

"The lord..."

"I'm waiting for Song Danian!" Luo Xin smiled and said, "I don't believe that he can sit still. No matter how he shirks responsibility, he is also the prefect of Hangzhou. The first charge cannot be dismissed, so he must solve these problems and get out Difficulty. He has been cooperating with the Six Great Families before. To say that the cooperation is flattering him, he is a dog raised with money by the Six Great Families. But now the Six Great Families are making a fuss about prices and mechanics because they want to harm me. This kind of thing, but this kind of thing happened in Hangzhou, it cost Song Danian’s life. The six great families abandoned Song Danian without hesitation in the face of interests. Now Song Danian must join hands with me if he wants to avoid this happening. So I will wait He, I can deal with the six great families, but I have to get some benefits from Song Danian."

Seeing Luo Xin's confident appearance, He Nian and Wang Ziren felt completely relaxed. He Nian even joked:
"What benefits does your lord want from Song Danian?"

"Hehe..." Luo Xin said with a smile: "At the very least, let him fully support the Shibo Department in the future."

"When does your lord think Song Danian will come to see you?"

Luo Xin thought for a while and said: "Within three days. My visit to the six great families in the past two days will give Song Danian the illusion that I am more anxious than him, so he will wait for me to visit him. Take the initiative. Also sell me a favor."

"Then the adults still?"

"Hehe...I didn't do this for him, but for Jin Yiwei in Hangzhou City, that is to say, for His Majesty. Before Song Danian made any move, I had already tried my best."

Speaking of this, Luo Xin smiled and said: "Perhaps when this incident happens, Song Danian's prefect of Hangzhou will also get it right."

He Nian and Wang Ziren were overjoyed when they heard that, they hurriedly stood up and saluted Luo Xin: "Congratulations, my lord."

Luo Xin waved his hands and said with a smile: "It's up to people to plan things, but it's up to God to make things happen. Whether the plan can be successful depends on Daming's day."

Two more days passed.

People in Hangzhou are in panic, and more and more people are queuing up to buy supplies, especially at the gates of grain shops. But no matter what kind of shop, it is impossible to have a lot of stock. It only takes a few days. The stock of all shops It was all sold out.And the six great families didn't supply the goods, making the people of Hangzhou even more restless.

Song Danian also went to visit the six great families in the past two days, but they also got rejected.At the same time, he couldn't wait for Luo Xin to visit him, and he was anxious, but he couldn't hold back.Anyway, he is the magistrate of Hangzhou, the fourth rank.And Luo Xin is a Hangzhou Tongzhi, the fifth rank.There is no reason for a superior to visit a subordinate.And a few days ago, he clearly learned that Luo Xin had visited the six great families, which showed that Luo Xin was also very anxious.

but……

He just couldn't wait for Luo Xin to come to visit, so he sent someone to investigate. The person who came back said that Luo Xin had been commuting with some officials of the Municipal Bureau of Shipping to and from the dock every day, and drinking with some colleagues at night. Recite poems as a pair.

"He is..."

Song Danian was so angry that his face was livid, he really didn't know why Luo Xin was so big-hearted?
However, Luo Xin could wait, but Song Danian couldn't.But he refused to visit Luo Xin, so he sent someone to invite Luo Xin with his own post.After a while, that person came back, Song Danian didn't see Luo Xin, so he asked:

"Where is Luo Xin?"

Luo Xin said: "He is busy with business and has no time to come. And..."

"And what?" Song Danian was already trembling with anger.

"He said... If it's not about the Shibo Department, don't look for him. Because when he came to Hangzhou from the capital, the Holy Majesty told him that although he was a fellow in Hangzhou, he only managed Shibo. Don't worry about other things, they all belong to...the rights of the prefect of Hangzhou, and naturally, if anything happens, it is the responsibility of the prefect of Hangzhou..."

Song Danian's complexion changed drastically, and he suddenly remembered that when Emperor Jiajing ordered Luo Xin to come to Hangzhou, he also gave him a decree, and the decree said exactly what Luo Xin said.In this way, once there is chaos in Hangzhou, won't all the responsibilities be held on Song Danian's head?

He was sweating profusely at that time, and he couldn't bear the guilt.Anger rose in his heart.This chaos was obviously caused by Luo Xin, it was Luo Xin who fought with the six great families, causing him, the magistrate, to suffer.

but……

Who is he talking to?

Once there is chaos in Hangzhou, he can certainly shirk the responsibility to Luo Xin, but in any case, the identity of the first criminal must be held on his head.

"Ugh……"

He let out a long sigh, he didn't know whether Luo Xin could survive this disaster, that is, whether he could win the six great families.But he knew that once Luo Xin lost, Song Danian would be finished.

"The six great families..."

Song Danian's complexion became very ugly, and there was a hint of humiliation in his eyes, thinking that he was a dignified fourth-rank official, the magistrate of Hangzhou, but was played with by the six aristocratic families, and was finally abandoned like a dog.

How does this make him not humiliated?How does this make him not angry?
Under this kind of humiliation and anger, his face can be thrown away.Song Danian finally couldn't sit still, and when he sat down again, the rope was wrapped around his neck.Immediately got up, secretly thought:

"Six great aristocratic families, if you are not benevolent, you can't blame me for being unrighteous."

"Prepare the sedan chair and go to the Shipbuilding Department!"

Suzhou.

Governor's Palace.

The door of the lobby was closed tightly, and all the important generals in the southeast gathered here, including Qi Jiguang.

At this time, the atmosphere in the lobby was very solemn, and everyone's faces were very solemn. Hu Zongxian was sitting at the head of the throne, and beside him was Ruan E, the governor of the southeast.

Ruan E, a member of Wang Xuemen, was sent by Emperor Jiajing to the southeast as governor, just to balance Hu Zongxian's rights. As shrewd as Emperor Jiajing, it is impossible to hand over all the military and political power to the same person.

The reason why all the heavy generals from the southeast gathered in the lobby at this time, and the atmosphere in the lobby is so dignified, is because the Japanese pirates have started to land and attack the coastal villages and counties again.

Moreover, this time the Japanese pirates attacked the southeast with great momentum and menacing momentum.Tens of thousands of people led by Xu Hai, one of the two major pirates in the southeast, landed and attacked Daming.

This is because Hu Zongxian has been negotiating with Wang Zhi, and Wang Zhi is involved. If Wang Zhi also comes to attack Daming, Hu Zongxian will really be devastated.

It was also Wang Zhi who saw that Luo Xin had won a round and the pier was under construction again, so he stayed put.Otherwise, he might cause trouble too.

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